Five: This is my favorite piece. The button I used is an actual 1930s Depression-era button from a German coat.
Loop Vines: Many people make 'tree of life' copper pendants, so I wanted to create something different. I decided to make beaded vines.
Single Spiral: I made several pieces using this material, Dragon Amber.
The River: Another piece made with Dragon Amber.
Three Stones: This is my largest piece, measuring over two inches in length.
Double Loop: This is my second favorite piece, and I particularly like the dangly section on the right.
Squig: This was a test piece for a chemically induced tarnish effect. I decided to keep it as jewelry because it is simple yet unique.
The Mirror: This is one of my larger pieces, but it is also one of my least favorites. It feels too simple and looks like something from a 'step-by-step' online guide, which almost made me trash it.
My silver pieces are made from silver clay. The silver clay works much like regular clay, but it hardens in about five minutes, so speed is essential. Once hardened and completely dry, a blowtorch is used to lightly melt the clay into its final form. Fun fact: Silver clay is a mix of 99.9% pure silver atoms and purified sawdust. In theory, the heat from the blowtorch removes the sawdust, leaving behind pure silver.
Blue: This is a silver piece consisting of three pieces of silver clay. The bluestone is actually dental-grade epoxy with blue dye. Fun fact: I created the dark patina using sulfur released from hard-boiled eggs.
The Archer: This is the medieval symbol for Sagittarius. I used regular clay to create a reverse impression, which then served as a mold for the silver clay.
Bonus…
My copper wire scorpion assembly line...
Full disclaimer: I created some insects based on standard templates found online (shock!). To make them more challenging and a bit unique, I scaled them down to nearly impossible levels. The scorpions are mounted on standard-sized wine corks.
More insects shown with a quarter for scale. Admittedly, the scorpions are not my original design, but most of the spider is.
Here are two human-tree creations: a spearman on the left and an archer on the right.
The angle of the photograph doesn't do this human-tree 'jazz player' justice. He is playing the saxophone, and ‘copper’ music is coming out of the horn.